You Have to Feel for Broggers

That's Broggers, not Bloggers, although sometimes you have to feel for them, too!

When I heard the news that the silly bugger had propositioned a female journalist and assaulted another, my first thought, being a long term married bloke, was "What will his wife be thinking?"

If his wife's anything like mine, she'd be making his life hell, and rightly so.

Add that to the racist slandering of former Premier Bob Carr's wife, and he had to go. It was just a matter of when, and the wait wasn't long. At least he did the honourable thing by taking responsibility for his actions and resigning promptly.

A promising leadership career finished in a short period of time. Labor's well on the nose in NSW, and, huge swing needed notwithstanding, Brogden had a good chance of snatching government in a couple of years time. Brogden was touted a progressive, which would have made a change from the usual run of miserable conservatives that infest the right wing of politics these days. What a pity that his reputation has come to this.

Update: There's no greater indication of the pressures of public life than a person in the spotlight attempting to take his own life.

Although he has no one but himself to blame for the media attention, he deserves to be left alone so he can rebuild and get on with his life.

I hope he recovers fully and becomes a better person for the experience.